Machine for applying and using resinous cement in the manufacture of innersoles.



A. THOMA.

MACHINE FOR APPLYING AND USING BESINOUS CEMENT IN THE MANUFACTURE OFINNERSOLES.

APPLICATION FILED FBB.1,1909,

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

Patented June 29, 1909.

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A. THOMA.

MACHINE FOR APPLYING AND USING RESINOUS CEMENT IN THE MANUFACTURE OFINNERSOLES.

PatentedJ une'29, 1909.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

APPLICATION FILED PEB.1,1909.

dwa/mi M \XA C /d ouauw UNITED PATENT OFFICE.

ANDREW THOMA, OF CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO T-HOMACORPORATION,

OF PORTLAND, MAINE, A CORPORATION OF MAINE.

MACHINE FOR APPLYING- AND-USING BESINOUS CEMENT IN- THE- KANUFACTURE OFINNERSOYLES:

Specificationof- Letters Patent.

Patented June 29, 1909.

Application filed Eebmeryl, 1909. Serial No. 475,359.

dr wings, is a specification, like numeral 1 v the drawingsr presentinglike parts My invention is an improvement onthe invention of myapplication Serial No.

465,997, filed Deoem er. 4, 1908, andi has. for its princ pal obje t theprovision of meansfor m re readily andn atly handling. the canvas orduck. in its wet-coated state.

In carrying out my invention I pass, the, duck through a body of.cement, scraping the cement into heaped upline rldeposi s 015 the wetsticky cement, and then pass the fabric, with its sticky side up, over acone. tinuously, driven feed Wheelin contact with ashield inclined sothat. a slight pull on the fabric will bring it. into driven contactwith said teed wheel, a, cutting devicebeing lo? cated afpproximately.on-a. level with the to of. the and wheel so that as. the sticky duo 1is raised by the engagement therewith ofan; innersolc, it is naturallybrought into POSl-r tion to be-cut, the length of the feed wheel andposition of the shield permitting the cutting thereof without disturbingthe plane position of the sticky fabric, and. the (302k struction ofthecuttor and-its relation to the shield permitting the sticky fabric todrop onto the shield, as the ondis severed therefrom, without smearing.the machine with cement, sticking-thehands of the operator,

sticking the cutter. orinterfering with the continuousand neat operationof: the entiremachine in any-way.

The advantages of. my invention will be furtherexplained in the courseof: the fOHOWr-zing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, in! which I have illustrated a preferredembodiment off theentire machine.

In the drawings, Figure 1, shows the ma;-

.eted delivery basin or: tank 3*.

top planview thereof; Fig. 4 shows in elevationa detail of thecement-applying portion ofthe ap aratus and Fig. 5 isafragmentary view eovation of amodified construction.

In the embodiment of, my invention as. OWnin-theapparatus of thedrawings, cementis delivered from a steam-j ac'keted sup-, ply tank 1:having an outlet cock 2- opening at the desired cement level of asteam-jack- A. pilot 4 directs the fabric 5 into the cement,beingshownas hinged at 6, (Fig. 4) to turn out of thebasin for, readilyreceivin saidfabric at the beginning. The roll of fa ric is pivoted onebracket 7 andsthence passes u ever an inlet plate. 8 mounted by arallelinks 9 uponthe top, 10. of; the tan so that when said inlet late 8ispulled by. the engages ment of a. gerwith the book 11. at the endthereof, the late 8 .will move a considerable distance to t e left, awayfrom the pilot 4 for the convenience of properly placing the web offabric. i

A- notchediscraper or. delivery plate 12-is held adjust-ablyby a thumbscrew 13 in position to engage the. surface. of the fabric as the latterpasses upwardly from the ilot 4. Preferably a guide 14 depends betweenthe two plates 8., 12, a ainst which the fabric-is.

held by-said two, pates forthe best results. When thus positioned-thefabric will hug thewalls-ofthe pilot or fabric-guiding and directingdevice 4so that; only the outer surface thereof is coated; with cement,the opposite surface being-maintained clean and entirely free ofcement.- Bcsides hingingthis guidingdevice or, pilot, the entire tableor top 10 is preferably hinged at 15, Fig. 4, for swinging Qpenwhenit isdesired o nt c y ope the tankfor inspection, cleaning, etc. From the.cement-applyingdelivery tank; theiabric his led up. over a directionrollor wheellfi and thence onto a shield-plate or table 17, and over aleedwheel 18,9. limited p r ion Of which is exposed above the shie1d'f0'dr1vmg pur .oses. This. feed wheel is preferably ma e QfiWOQd orabsorbent mater al, and 1s.- soaked or. coated. withoil or othercement.- repelling matten sot-hat it will not Inadvertently get a 'ripon the canvas when not; desired, andalso so. that it willnot. create anyundue-heat or frictionas it;rotates.under the stationary. canvas; l ingthereon, and sotllatl it will not pick up ravelings from the edges ofthe strip or cement, or anything else which is not wanted. Theshield-plate 17 extends at each end of the feed wheel or roll 18 asindicate'd at 19, 20, Fig. 3 for a purpose presently explained, andthence extends obliquely downward as shown at 21, Fig. 1, constituting areceiving table. Above the lower end of this inclined table I mount acutting device of any suitable kind, being herein shown as a high speedrotary cutter 22 mounted to operate with relation to a cutting table 23approximately on a level with the feed wheel 18. The table overhangs asclearly shown in Fig. 2, leaving the entire space beneath it unoccupied,to permit the operator to pull the canvas downward and.

forward in an inclined path, thereby enabling the feed wheel to do thefeeding of the fabric instead of requiring the operator to exert astrong pull for said purpose.

In the machine of my before mentioned application, considerable strengthwas required for pulling the fabric, due to the resistance of the pilotand the scra er and the heavy nature of the cement. owever, by having afeed wheel so positioned that the fabric can be held downwardlythereover in the general direction of the inclined table 21,

the fabric is fed readily forward whenever the operator slightly pullsthe fabric or renders it sufficiently taut to be engaged strongly by thefeed wheel, and yet I am enabled to use the stationary pilot strippingdevice or scraper and other frictional devices shown in the cement-applying portion of the apparatus, which I have found it very advantageousto use. The cutter is covered by a guard 24. The guard 24 at its lefthand side is placed at a distance from the cutter such that when the toeend of an innersole 25 is rested against the same, the fabric, as shownin Fig. 1, will be cut at the right distance from the rib 26 of theinnersole so as to provide just the amount of fabric necessary formolding properly over the innersole.

In the drawings a Gem innersole is shown, and it will be understood thatthe shield will vary according to the kind of innersole with which it isdesired to be used, as for example a Johnson innersole requires lessduck than a Gem innersole, and therefore the left hand wall of the guardwill be closer to the cutter for a Johnson innersole than for a Geminnersole. The opposite edge 27 of the guard is preferably shorter thanthe guiding side of said guard, so as to enable the operator, if hedesires, to take hold of the forward edge of the canvas at that side ofthe machine and aid in pulling it forward. I find that some operatorsprefer to do this, although it is not the best practice.

Beneath the table 23 I sue end an oil well 28 in which the cutter runs,or maintaining 6 the cutter smeared with oil, which I. have foundgreatly facilitates its cutting through the duck with its comparativelyheavy coating of wet cement.

Any suitable driving mechanism may be employed, power being herein shownas communicated by a grooved belt pulley 29 to a shaft 30 at one end ofwhich is a beveled inion 31 in engagement with a gear 32 for riving thefeed wheel 18, and at the opposite end of said shaft 30 is a pulley 33belted at 34 to a small driving pulley 35 on the cutter spindle 36, thepurpose belng to drive the cutter at hi h speed and the feed wheel atlow speed.

11 use, the fabric having been led through the machine as shown in Fig.1, the operator lays the side of an innersole containing thestitch-receiving lip or rib flat against the end of the cement coatedsurface of the fabric so that the end of the fabric comes at the desiredpoint in the shank of the innersole as indicated in Fig. 3, and thenpulls forward very slightly on the innersole and fabric with the resultthat the feed wheel immediately feeds the fabric forward withoutappreciable effort of the operator. When fed forward sufficiently theoperator instantly raises the web of fabric to a level with the cuttingtable and directs the front longitudinal edge of the fabric'against thecutter, the toe end of the innersole being guided by the guard 24. Therotary cutter severe the canvas leaving. the right amount stuck on theinnersole, and the rest of the fabric drops of itself back to itsoriginal position on the inclined shield table. The shield portions 19,20 receive the edges of the fabric and coo erate with the inclinedportion of the shield to revent the fabric being im r0 erly engaged bythe feeding wheel. A urt er function of the lateral shield portion 19 isto receive the fabric as it is slewed laterally widthwise in the cuttingo eration. Also said portions 19, 20 hold up tl fe edges of the fabricso that they cannot ossibly curl against the feed Wheel. Itwil'l heunderstood that the cement is so sticky and tenacious that the slightestamount on the feed wheel, or in fact on any other moving part of themechanism, would be disastrous. As soon as the fabric is cut itautomatically restores itself by dropping to operative position ready toreceive another innersole, and by having the receiving table inclined,the result is that when the operator iglaces the innersole on the coatedfa me his rst movement thereafter is naturally such as to bring the feedwheel into feeding operation. The operator usually takes up theinnersole by the heel end with his left hand, and then places the toeend downward on the fabric at the right, whereupon he presses againstthe innersole just back of the toe with his right hand and this pressingaction of the right hand produces the desired tension on the fabric overthe feed wheel. The natural movement is not only a downward pressure,

but as the shield or receiving table is in-- clined, it is at the sametime a forward movement, so that when the toe end of the innersole hasreached alinement with the cutting apparatus, the operator at onceraises the in nersole and'fabric to a level position at the cuttingtable and this again automatically, i. 0. without thought or skill onthe part of the operator, produces enough slack in the canvas strip, orin other words relieves the tension or frictional engagement on thedrive wheel sufficiently, to prevent any possibility of undesiredfecdingof the fabric. Also the relative positions of the parts is such that inthat position the-fabric cannot be sufficiently engaged by the feedwheel to be driven thereby when=slack. The guard at the cutter, inaddition to serving the usual function of a guard, serves the moreimportant function of forming a definite measure between the cutoffportion of the canvas and the toe of the innersole. The side of theguard opposite the guiding or measuring portion thereof is preferablyhigher so as to permit the operator, when necessary, to place his fingerbeneath the fabric for aiding in guiding or controlling it.

By having the cutter constantly smeared with oil (or equivalent fatty orsoapy matter) a clean cut is always insured notwithstanding thefact thatthe cement is soft and exceedingly sticky at that time. The main purposeis to keep the cutter in a constantly cementrepellent condition, whetherby oil or other agency. -Also it will be understood that While I haveherein s oken of a reinforcing fabric rendered sticky y the applicationof a coating of hot cement, I do not intend to restrict my invention tothis articular means of rendering the fabric stic y, inasmuch as myinvention is applicable to any of the cement-coated reinforcing fabricsand the methods of rendering them sticky, disclosed in my previouspatents and otherwise known in this art. I use the word wet to includeall melted or sticky, smeary, or freely tacky conditions asdistinguished from dry or non-sticky, etc. conditions, irrespective ofwhether the cement is freshly applied or not. The free end of thecement-covered duck or canvas takes care of itself, leaving both handsofthe operator free to manipulate the innersole. 'lhis enables theoperator to use both hands in gripping the innersole so that he canbring pressure upon the canvas next to the channeled part adjacent theheel. The subsequent gemming operation on the innersole begins at thispoint, and-the'firm contact between the canvas and innersole thusproduced at this point by the operator greatly facilitates the followinggemming operation; Also by thus rendering the operators hands free, heworks more rapidly and with more comfort, and does his work moreuniformly, and with great neatness, accuracy and despatch. I prefer tohave a guide wheel in addition to the feed wheel, as thereby I find thatbetter results follow, but fairly satisfactory results may be secured bycombining the functions of both parts in one as shown in Fig. 5, inwhich case the shield terminates at 37. Also I wish it understood that Iconsider my invention broadly new in its provision of power operatedmeans enabling the operator to feed and cut off a section of limp canvascovered with fresh or wet cement, without smearing the innersole orcutting appliances.

This mechanism is the first attempt, so far as I am aware, in connectionwith a sticky coated innersole reinforcing strip, either to feed thesame otherwise than by hand from the mechanism rendering the stripsticky, or to cut off the innersole-engaged end of said sticky stripotherwise than by hand, so that I intend my claims to be broad as tothese features. And in general it will be understood that my inventionis capable of wide variations in its mechanical embodiments withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in thefollowing claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

1. In a machine of the kind described, means for delivering acementitiously coated strip of innersole reinforcing fabric in a stickycondition on one side only, combined with feeding mechanism for feedingsaid sticky strip forward, in position to receive an innersole, withoutbeing rendered ineffective by said sticky coating.

2. In a machine of the kind described. means for delivering acementitiously coated strip of innersole reinforcing fabric in a stickycondition on one side only, combined with )ower-operated feedingmechanism for feedmg said sticky strip forward, in position to receivean innersole, without being rendered ineffective by said sticky coating.

3. In a machine of the kind described, means for delivering acementitiously coated strip oi innersole reinforcing fabric in a stickycondition on one side only, combined with cutting mechanism for severingindividual innersole reinforcing portions in succession from the end ofsaid sticky strip as it is delivered in its said sticky condition,without being rendered ineffective by said sticky coating.

4. In a machine of the kind described, means for delivering acementitiously coated strip of innersole reinforcing fabric in a stickycondition on one side only, combined with power-operatedcuttingniechanism for severmg individual innersole reinforcing portionsin succession from the end of said sticky strip as itis delivered in itssaid sticky condition,

restricting said cement entirely to one side of the canvas and means fordefinitely regulating the amount ofcement left on the coated side,combined with means for supporting the free end of the cement coveredcanvas in position permitting the innersole to be pressed onto thecoated side thereof, and ower operated mechanism for cutting theinnersole-engaged portion of said canvas strip from the rest of thestrip while the cement is still wet and smeary, including means forgaging the point of severance of the canvas surface to the toe end ofthe innersole.

10. In a machine of the kind described, mechanism for feeding a strii ofreinforcing canvas whose exposed side as a cementitious coating in awet, smeary condition, and

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the strip has been fed in line therewith, the

presentation of the strip to the severing means produces a slackcondition in the portion of the strip between the severing means andfeeding means.

16. In a machine of the kind described, a feeding wheel for feeding astrip of canvas whose exposed side has a cementitious coating in a wet,smeary condition, a receiving table inclined downwardly from said wheelto support the end of the canvas in position to receive the innersoleupon the sticky surface of the canvas, and a severing mechanism abovethe lower end of said table in position to sever the innersole-engagedportion from the end of the strip when raised free from said table.

17. In a machine of the kind described, a feed wheel for feeding a stripof canvas whose exposed side has a cementitious coating in a wet, smearycondition, a severing device in line with said feed wheel, and a shieldat one end of said feed wheel for supporting the edge of the canvas whenthe strip is slewed widthwise to be severed.

18. In a machine of the kind described, a feed wheel for feeding a stripof canvas whose exposed side has a cementitious coating in a wet, smearycondition, a severing device in line with said feed wheel, a table forreceiving the strip when fed forward by said feed wheel and positioningthe same to receive an innersole on the sticky side of the canvas, saidtable being on a lower plane than said severing device, the machinehaving an open s ace between said severing device and feed wieel topermit the end of the strip to fall on said table when theinnersole-engaged portion thereof has been out from said end.

19. In a machine of the kind described, feeding means for feeding a striof canvas Whose outer surface has a stic y coating, means for keepingthe feeding means uncontaminated by the work being fed, a cutting devicefor cutting off an end portion from said stri after an innersole hasbeen stuck to sai end portion by said coating, and guiding means forregulating the position of the cut with relation to the toe edge of theinnersole.

.20. In a machine of the kind described, feeding means for feeding astri of canvas whose outer surface has a stic y coating, means forkeeping the feeding means uncontaminated by the work being fed, apowerdriven rotary cutter for cutting off an end portion from said stripafter an innersole has een stuck to said end portion by said coating,and guiding means at the side of said cutter away from said feedingmeans for regulating the position of the cut with relation to the toeedge of the innersole.

21. In a machine of the kind described, means for feeding a strip ofcanvas whose exposed side has a sticky coating, an inclined tableextending downwardly from said means for supporting the forward end ofthe strip, a transversely arranged rotary cutter above the lower end ofsaid table in position to out ofi the forward end of said strip whenraised thereto from said table, and a cutting table for said cutterterminating at its end toward the feeding means approximately at thecutter, whereby when an end portion of the stri is cut therefrom theremalning ortion which extends back to the fee ing means will fall backonto said inclined table.

22. In a machine of the kind described, means for delivering a strip ofinnersole reinforcing canvas with one side coated with a wet smearycementitious coating for receiving an innersole, combined with atransverse cutter for cutting off an end portion of said reinforcingstrip, and means for maintaining the cutting portion of said cutter in acementrepellent condition whereby it is ca able of continued servicewithout being ren cred ineffective by said smeary coating.

23. In a machine of the kind described, means for delivering a strip ofinnersole reinforcing canvas with one side coated with a wet smearycementitious coating for receiving an innersole, combined with atransverse cutter for cutting off an end portion of said reinforcingstrip, and means for continually covering the cutting portion of saidcutter with a cement-repellent medium for enabling the cutter to keepclean while cutting through the sticky strip.

24. In a machine of the kind described, means for delivering a strip ofinnersole reinforcing canvas with one side coated with a wet smearycementitious coating for receiving an innersole, combined with atransverse rotary cutter for cutting off an end portion of saidreinforcing strip, and an oil well containing cement-repellent liquid inwhich said rotary cutter turns for enabling the cutter to keep cleanwhile cutting through the stlcky stri 2 5 In a machine of the kinddescribed, means for delivering a strip of innersole reinforcing fabricwith one side coated with a hot sticky cementitious coating,power-operated feeding means for feeding said strip inter- Wet stickycoating, a continuously drivenfeed wheel over which said strip passes,an inclined shield extending downwardly from said feed Wheel forsupporting said strip in osition to be brought into driven contact withthe feed wheel by a slight pull on the forward end of the strip, atransverse cutting device located a proximately on a level with the topof the f ded Wheel in position to receive and cut'off an end portionfrom said stri when raised thereto, said feed wheel an cutting devicebeing located relatively to each other and to the normal position of thestrip to prevent the feeding of the stri by the feed wheel when thestrip is raised for cutting, and the length and position of the feedwheel permitting the cutting of the fabric widthwise without disturbingthe plane osition of the sticky strip.

27. n a machine of the kind described, means for delivering a stri ofinnersole reinforcing canvas withone side provided with a cementitiouscoating in a sticky condition, a continuously rotating feed wheel overwhich said strip passes from said delivery means, a

shield for restricting the area of said feed Wheel exposed to the canvasstrip, a receiving table for supporting the forward end of said strip ina downwardly inclined position, transverse cutting mechanism mountedabove the lower end of said receiving table, said cutting mechanismincluding an overhangin cutting table in line with said feed wheel,leaving the space beneath said cutting table above said receiving tableclear for the forward movement of the operators hand in guiding andpulling the canvas in a downward and forward inclined path whereby thecanvas is maintained in feeding engagement with said feed wheel.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my.

name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribingwitnesses.

ANDREW THOMA. Witnesses M. J. SPALDING, EDWARD MAXWELL.

